Native Ground Covers
Low-growing, spreading plants that carpet the ground, suppress weeds, and reduce erosion naturally.
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Alpine Phlox Scarlet Flame
Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'
Alyssum Wonderland
Lobularia maritima 'Wonderland'
Lowbush Blueberry Augusta
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Augusta'
Blueberry, Lowbush Ivanhoe
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Ivanhoe'
Carex
Carex spp.
Cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
Cranberry 'Ben Lear'
Vaccinium macrocarpon 'Ben Lear'
Creeping Juniper 'Bar Harbor'
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
Creeping Juniper Wiltonii
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Creeping Phlox 'Scarlet Flame'
Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Juniper
Juniperus species
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis
Lowbush Cranberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Petunia Grandiflora Cascadias
Petunia × hybrida 'Cascadia'
Petunia Wave
Petunia × hybrida 'Wave'
Purple Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia
Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
Sweet Alyssum Royal Carpet
Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'
Trailing Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Trailing Petunia Surfinia Purple
Petunia × hybrida 'Surfinia Purple'
White Alyssum
Lobularia maritima 'white'
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